Paragraph #1 - What is the point of the political cartoon? In what ways does it show bias and propaganda?

Paragraph #2 - Why will immigration be a big issue in our next presidential election?

The point of political cartoons is to catch a person's attention. I think they have more guts when it comes to the cartoons being made. If they would say what the drew it would cause a big controversy. They get issues that people don't talk about a lot. Or are just afraid to speak of the issue aloud. It's trying to say that the American culture will perish if immigrants keep coming to America, in a way they're showing that they're taking over.

Yeah immigration will be a real big issue in this election. People are real concerned with what's going on in America. It confuses people, because America was suppose to be a country with rights and freedom that was built on with nothing but immigrants. Now they're trying to say they don't want any immigrants at the United Sates. Not everyone thinks that way but it still gets said. Some people are for it and others are against. It doesn't matter what side you choose towards the end because it affects everyone in some way.

Why don't many people vote?

The biggest reason why people don't vote is because they believe that they can't make a difference in this country. They're convinced that their voice won't get heard and it's a waste to try to be listened to. Plus the electoral votes angry people, because it makes them feel as if the votes the casted don't mean much. That's one of the major reasons why people don't even bother. But the thing that they don't understand is that at the end of the day you know you at least tried to be heard. And if millions of Americans keep that thought implanted in their head, no one will ever be heard.

When i turn 18 of course I'm going to vote . I was born with the privilege to make at least a little difference. I want to be involved in the choices this country makes as a whole. Because most of the major decisions that will be made by electing a president will effect me in some way. I should take advantage of every opportunity that i get, because not everyone in this world gets to participate in things like elections. Even if the president of my choice doesn't win i know i still made at least some difference.

Paragraph #1 - What makes it difficult to figure out what between what candidates actually believe? (For example, why don’t you know what Obama believes about Global Warming?)
Paragraph #2 – What is the danger in picking political candidates based upon personality rather than their beliefs on issues?

It's kind of hard to figure out what the candidates really believe in, because they're always trying to please the people. By telling them what they want to hear. All the candidates get so caught up in the race that they don't cover every topic. They just hit the big issues that concern many individuals. So they don't mention many of the little topics like global warming. They majority of the people are more concerned about the economy than ice melting.

I think America learned from this mistake, the mistake of electing a president for their personality than their beliefs. Many people in America right now disagree with what bush is doing with this country. But maybe they should have thought about that when they elected him. The danger of the whole situation is that they're going to make choices that you disagree with. Why elect a person for presidency if they stand for everything your against of? All that is going to be happening is the people clashing with the presidents beliefs in how to deal with an issue as big as war.

1-Education-(Democrat) I'm against the aims and how they expect us to fulfill their standards of what they think is smart.5
2-Immigration-(Democrat) Why should they get kicked out of a country they contributed so much too.4
3-Environment-(Democrat) It's every one's planet, we should take care of it best as possible, it affects all of us if something bad were to happen to it.3
4-Abortion-(Republican) I do believe it's murder against a living thing that is hopeless 2
5-Homosexuality(Democrat) you should have the right to marry who ever you want.1

Total
Democrat-13
Republican- 2

Republican & Democrat

Paragraph #1 - Describe the difference between the Republican and Democrat parties.

Paragraph #2 - Which party do you think represents your beliefs the best? If you could vote, which party would you choose?

Democrats are more about the people, they want the government to be more involved. Republicans want more of a smaller government, they think people should be responsible for a lot of the things democrats are against. Democrats believe democracy should be spread around the world and believe in things like abortion. Republicans think we shouldn't involve our country in other countries issues. They tend to be ore Conservative and are against abortion. Everything a republican stands for and democrat stands exactly for the opposite. Both parties are very different.

I agree with most of the democrats insights and solutions to problems in this country and the world. I would be more of a democrat than a republican. I do believe that the government should be more involved with the people. That was the purpose of it when it was created. Even though they believe taxes should be higher, your still benefiting from them some how. Democrats are more for the common man that works hard and needs help sometimes when things get rough. As republicans are more for the wealthy and their rights. Which most people in America don't fit that description.

The governments job is the insure peace and equality. Supply the country with education. Protect civilians, and help them out in a time of need.
I do think the government should help the poor and restore the middle class back into America. Everyone goes through hard times, and we should be generous enough to help out. We unit when it comes to war and we should unit when it comes to helping others in need that live in the same country, deal with the same issues every American is dealing with in todays society.

Paragraph #1 - Describe how a president is elected.

Paragraph #2 - Describe who might have a difficult time being elected with how much money and time it takes.

The way a president gets elected is by creating an exploratory committee which you raise money for the primaries. Than they must announce it and start getting signatures from fifty states. So they can get their name on a ballot. This usually happens a year before the election. Each party has a season when they campaign, like t.v ads in important states. The first real primary occurs in Iowa than New Hampshire a week later.
After the primaries are done we usually know who will be the republican and the democrat. Between February and November the candidates participate in debates. Finally in mid November the elections are held. The popular vote does not determine who wins it's decided by the Electoral College.

It will be more of a challenge to get elected if you lack money. Which means you can't campaign as much as the others. So you have to have millions and millions of dollars raised. You have to dedicate an entire year for campaigning. Which means no working and mostly traveling. You have to have a lot of time on your hands and be committed a 100%.

Documentary

Paragraph #1 - You will be interviewing people for the documentary. Who are some people you would like to interview?
Paragraph #2 - In what ways will people act differently when they are on camera? What does that say about our trust in the accuracy of video?

I would like to interview everyday people. Maybe teachers and students and ask them questions about the product ask them if they know the risks. Inform them of other things too. Afterwards ask them how they feel about the product after the information we gave them.

People tend to be shy around the camera. I know I do, it's uncomfortable. Maybe that will affect people because sometimes you freeze or get embarrassed. Or sometimes people won't want to be interviewed because of the camera it self.
There are people who don't like to be exposed like that. So maybe it might be a challenge or an issue. Or it might be totally different. Probably some people do want to get exposed or it might attract attention.

If you could say anything to our next president, what would you say to him or her? Answer in at least two paragraphs.

If i could say anything to the next president of the United States i would ask him why areas with poverty don't get helped out? What would he do about the homeless in America? How would he try to fix that problem? Why don't some schools get enough money to buy more utilities for classrooms?
What is he or her going to do about the the troops that are over in Iraq? How long is this war going to last?
How will he/she restore the American dollar? What will he/she do to gain more alliances with other countries? How will he/she fix the ones we have? What laws would he try to make to protect immigrants.

Social Voice. =]

Paragraph #1 - Why do so many people visit our Social Voice blog? Are you surprised where the people are from?

Paragraph #2 - What does this say about the power of the Internet? What are some pros and cons of so many people having access to our blog?


I'm pretty surprised in how much people have visited the blog. I honestly didn't think much people knew about social voice. It's awesome how you can get your message out better in the Internet, because it's accessed by many around the world. I think others are curious about what we learn or do for education. Maybe the subjects we covered and insights in controversial questions answered some of the questions they had or better yet changed their mind.

This says a lot about the power of the internet, it says that you can reach out to people around the world. The internet makes it easier to get your message out there. Some of the pros is that your voice gets heard, people see your point of view. Some cons are that you get exposed a lot. Millions and millions have access to you, and sometimes it's not so safe.